Stagea Starter Motor

[tommyb]

hey guys jusr wondering if any one has a starter motor for a stagea i just went out to start my car and boom no go my starter motor i think is broken

so if anyone has got one how much u wont for it

thanks tom

[Ska]

Any RB25, RB26, RB30 starter would fit, I had mine die and needed to replace it.

[3intheBack]

Try a pm to Qikstagea - I dont think his was broken in the crash.

[stasis]

apart from qikstagea somebody got the extra starter motor as well cant remember who though.

[muck]

i had mine rebuilt... around the $260 mark...

[Mr_RS4]

Yeah well mine is just about to shite itself. Having to start the car with a friendly tap with my starting stick (hit starter with breaker bar). Wierd it didn't show any signs of failing just happened at the shops on the weekend. So like someone said above any from a RB20 / RB25 / RB26 etc will fit but will it make a difference wether its manual or auto?

[Stinky Rooster]

Having to hit it make make it spin is a direct pointer to the SM "poling" - the bushes at either end of the armature wear out and when current is applied the shaft moves sideways and jams diagonally hence belting it jolts the shaft back into a central position that allows the shaft to spin.

The moral of the story is, if the brushes etc are OK, you may be better off finding a sparky that can pop the casing and fit new bronze bushes. This will be a lot easier than trying to source a new / second hand unit and most sparky's will give a good warranty on the work done too, well worth the spend IMO.

[Mr_RS4]

Having to hit it make make it spin is a direct pointer to the SM "poling" - the bushes at either end of the armature wear out and when current is applied the shaft moves sideways and jams diagonally hence belting it jolts the shaft back into a central position that allows the shaft to spin.

The moral of the story is, if the brushes etc are OK, you may be better off finding a sparky that can pop the casing and fit new bronze bushes. This will be a lot easier than trying to source a new / second hand unit and most sparky's will give a good warranty on the work done too, well worth the spend IMO.

Yeah I've pulled it off now, am going to take it to a sparky tomorrow. When the problem started happening I would turn the key and there would be no sound at all and the clock on the dash would die. I thought battery at first but I've got a volt meter on my turbo timer and when turning the key it would still stay at or just below 12volts. And head lights weren't dimming either. Ended up just tapping it with a hammer and it would start but the starter sounded like it was struggling (like the battery was almost dead). And this moring had to do it again and when I got home nothing again, no matter how much I tapped it. But I couldn't even hear the solonoid clicking there was nothing (so I thought it must be that). When I got it out I just tried power to the solonoid and it clicked in and out with out a drama. Didn't try to spin the motor itself though so I'll see what the sparky says. My only other thought is the battery has had it. Has full charge lights aren't dim or anything but my not be cranking enough amps. When I got the car back (after a swap BACK) just a couple of weeks ago the battery died after just 10mins or so with the stero on, checked the levels and it was almost dry (took almost a full jug of water) but has been good for the last week or so, so maybe the battery is stuffed.

[GoldZilla]

Yeah I've pulled it off now, am going to take it to a sparky tomorrow. When the problem started happening I would turn the key and there would be no sound at all and the clock on the dash would die. I thought battery at first but I've got a volt meter on my turbo timer and when turning the key it would still stay at or just below 12volts. And head lights weren't dimming either. Ended up just tapping it with a hammer and it would start but the starter sounded like it was struggling (like the battery was almost dead). And this moring had to do it again and when I got home nothing again, no matter how much I tapped it. But I couldn't even hear the solonoid clicking there was nothing (so I thought it must be that). When I got it out I just tried power to the solonoid and it clicked in and out with out a drama. Didn't try to spin the motor itself though so I'll see what the sparky says. My only other thought is the battery has had it. Has full charge lights aren't dim or anything but my not be cranking enough amps. When I got the car back (after a swap BACK) just a couple of weeks ago the battery died after just 10mins or so with the stero on, checked the levels and it was almost dry (took almost a full jug of water) but has been good for the last week or so, so maybe the battery is stuffed.

I found out the hard way that you CAN overfill a battery - mine died a few days after I'd topped it up right to the brim! Only out enough water so that it just covers the plates...

Oh, and take it to your local spare parts shop (one that sells car batteries) and see if they have a battery tester - my first replacement (the one I bought after the overfill incident) had a dud cell, so they exchanged it under warranty.

[Mr_RS4]

I found out the hard way that you CAN overfill a battery - mine died a few days after I'd topped it up right to the brim! Only out enough water so that it just covers the plates...

Oh, and take it to your local spare parts shop (one that sells car batteries) and see if they have a battery tester - my first replacement (the one I bought after the overfill incident) had a dud cell, so they exchanged it under warranty.

Yeah I only filled it enough to cover the plates, thats how dry it was. I don't really care which is causing the problem but now that I've got to the effort of pulling the starter off I kinda hope thats it....was a BITCH to get off and am guessing its going to be just as fun putting it back in. Just that one bolt right under the intake plenum.